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Logs of Test Holes

On the following pages are the logs of 26 test holes drilled in Kansas River valley between Topeka and Wamego by the Federal and State Geological Surveys.

9-11-19cd. Sample log of test hole in the SE SW sec. 19, T. 9 S., R. 11 E., Pottawatomie County, drilled 1952. Surface altitude, 987 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene, Illinoian
Buck Creek Terrace deposits
Clay, silty, calcareous, dark gray to black; topsoil 2 2
Clay, silty, slightly calcareous, gray tan 7 9
Clay, silty, slightly calcareous, tan; contains some very fine quartz sand 10 19
Sand, very fine, silty; contains calcareous fragments 18 37
Sand, coarse, clayey, calcareous, chiefly limestone, some granite fragments 4 41
Clay, silty, calcareous, tan 16 57
Clay, sandy, tan; contains quartz sand lenses 4 61
Sand, fine to coarse; contains some fragments of granite, limestone, and sandstone 35 96
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian, Wabaunsee
Limestone, hard, gray 0.5 96.5

9-11-30cd. Sample log of test hole in the SE SW sec. 30, T. 9 S., R. 11 E., Pottawatomie County, drilled 1952. Surface altitude, 963 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene, Wisconsinan
Newman Terrace deposits
Silt, clayey, leached, dark gray; topsoil 8 8
Clay, silty, slightly calcareous, friable, tan gray 10 18
Clay, sandy, calcareous, gray tan 5 23
Sand, fine to medium, mostly quartz 11 34
Sand, coarse, and subrounded granite gravel 25 59
Sand, fine to medium, subrounded; contains granite fragments 17 76
Sand, medium to coarse, subrounded; contains granite fragments 2 78
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian, Wabaunsee
Shale, limy, dense, blue gray 5 83

9-11-31dc. Sample log of test hole in the SW SE sec. 31, T. 9 S., R. 11 E., Pottawatomie County, drilled 1952. Surface altitude, 962 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene, Wisconsinan and Recent
Alluvium
Silt, clay, and sand, dark gray; road fill 10.5 10.5
Sand, fine to medium, silty, calcareous, mostly quartz 7.5 18
Sand, fine to coarse, light gray; contains some subrounded quartz and feldspar gravel 17 35
Sand, fine to coarse, gray; contains some fragments of granite and shale 14.5 49.5
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian, Wabaunsee
Shale, silty, clayey, calcareous, light gray 4 53.5

10-11-7ad. Sample log of test hole in the SE NE sec. 7, T. 10 S., R. 11 E., Wabaunsee County, drilled 1952. Surface altitude, 980 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene, Illinoian
Buck Creek Terrace deposits
Silt, clayey, leached, light tan; topsoil 1 1
Clay, compact, tan brown to yellow brown 3 4
Silt, clayey, leached, red to red brown; contains some very fine quartz sand 5 9
Clay, silty, leached, red to tan brown; contains granules of granite and quartz 10 19
Clay, silty, slightly calcareous, tan gray; contains some quartz sand 8 27
Sand, coarse, to coarse gravel of quartz, granite, and limonite 8.5 35.5
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian, Wabaunsee
Limestone, medium crystalline, fragmental, weathered, tan yellow 0.5 36
Shale, clayey, compact, blue black 2 38

10-11-7dc. Sample log of test hole in the SW SE sec. 7, T. 10 S., R. 11 E., Wabaunsee County, drilled 1952. Surface altitude, 1,040 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene, Kansan
Kansas Till
Silt and clay, dark gray; topsoil 3 3
Clay, silty, calcareous, mottled tan gray; contains some fine sand 6.5 9.5
Clay, silty, calcareous, friable; contains some quartz sand and shale fragments 7 16.5
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian, Wabaunsee
Shale, clayey, thin bedded, dark gray 3.5 20

10-11-14dc. Sample log of test hole in the SW SE sec. 14, T. 10 S., R. 11 E., Wabaunsee County, drilled 1954. Surface altitude, 990 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene, Illinoian
Buck Creek Terrace deposits
Clay and gravel; road fill 3 3
Clay, silty, slightly calcareous, granular, olive drab 2 5
Clay, silty, tan brown 2 7
Clay, silty, gravelly, blocky, red brown 4 11
Clay, brown gray; contains some gravel 6 17
Clay, sandy, olive drab; contains some gravel 16 33
Sand, fine to coarse, and rounded granite gravel 10 43
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian, Wabaunsee
Shale, clayey, thin bedded, blue gray 4 47
Limestone, hard, blue gray 1.5 48.5

10-11-17aa. Sample log of test hole in the NE NE sec. 17, T. 10 5., R. 11 E., Wabaunsee County, drilled 1954. Surface altitude, 1,007 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene, Illinoian
Buck Creek Terrace deposits
Clay, silty, leached, compact, gray to tan 7 7
Clay, silty, limonite-stained, calcareous, red brown 3 10
Clay, silty, calcareous, tan 5 15
Clay, calcareous, gray 5 20
Clay, silty, calcareous, granular, gray tan 13 33
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine clayey granite gravel, green tan 3 36
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian, Wabaunsee
Shale, limy, gray 9 45
Shale, clayey, green gray 5 50

10-12-29dc. Sample log of test hole in the SW SE sec. 29, T. 10 S., R. 12 E., Wabaunsee County, drilled 1954. Surface altitude, 985 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene, Illinoian
Buck Creek Terrace deposits
Road fill and soil 3 3
Clay, silty, calcareous, red brown 4 7
Clay, silty, calcareous, red tan; contains some gravel 8 15
Clay, silty, lightly compacted, gray tan; contains a 2-foot sand lens at 25 feet 17 32
Clay, silty, gray; contains some quartz sand 15 47
Sand, medium to coarse, arkosic 3 50
Gravel, fine to medium, arkosic 6 56
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian, Wabaunsee
Shale, clayey, fissile, blue gray 2.5 58.5
Limestone, hard; no sample 1 59.5

10-13-18da. Sample log of test hole in the NE SE sec. 18, T. 10 S., R. 13 E., Shawnee County, drilled 1952. Surface altitude; 1,066 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene, Kansan
Kansas Till
Clay, yellow; contains some gravel 4.5 4.5
Clay, silty, sandy, granular, green brown 1.5 6
Clay, yellow; contains some fragments of quartz and basic igneous rock 3 9
Sand and gravel, clayey; contains large fragments of limestone and chert and smaller fragments of quartz 6.5 15.5
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian, Wabaunsee
Limestone, finely crystalline, light tan 0.5 16

10-13-19aa. Sample log of test hole in the NE NE sec. 19, T. 10 S., R, 13 E., Shawnee County, drilled 1952. Surface altitude, 977 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene, Illinoian
Buck Creek Terrace deposits
Silt and clay, black; topsoil 4 4
Silt, slightly sandy, calcareous; contains a few subangular pebbles 2 6
Clay, silty, calcareous, light brown 12 18
Clay; contains pebbles of quartz, quartzite, and limestone 2 20
Sand and gravel, clayey, pebbles of quartz, limestone, and quartzite; contains a few igneous rock fragments 14 34
Clay, silty, friable, yellow 15 49
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian, Wabaunsee
Shale, clayey, blue gray 10 59

10-13-19da. Sample log of test hole in the NE SE sec. 19, T. 10 S., R, 13 E., Shawnee County, drilled 1952. Surface altitude, 937 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene, Wisconsinan
Newman Terrace deposits
Silt, clayey, friable, leached, dark gray 5 5
Silt, clayey, slightly calcareous, gray tan 12 17
Sand, very fine, silty 2 19
Clay, silty, tan 7 26
Sand, fine to medium; contains subrounded pebbles of quartz, granite, and feldspar 20 46
Sand, coarse, arkosic, subrounded; contains some gravel 4 50
Sand, coarse, and medium subrounded granite gravel 15 65
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian, Wabaunsee
Shale, silty, clayey, blue 5 70

10-13-31ba. Sample log of test hole in the NE NW sec. 31, T. 10 S., R, 13 E., Shawnee County, drilled 1952. Surface altitude, 929 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene, Wisconsinan and Recent
Alluvium
Silt, clayey, dark gray; topsoil 2 2
Clay, silty, slightly calcareous, light gray 6 8
Sand, very fine, silty, gray 4 12
Sand, coarse, rounded, green; contains some granite gravel 25 37
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian, Wabaunsee
Shale, clayey, gray blue 10 47
Limestone, shaly, gray blue 1 48
Shale, clayey, blue gray 11 59
Limestone, shaly, blue gray 1 60

10-13-31cd. Sample log of test hole in the SE SW sec. 31, T. 10 S., R. 13 E., Shawnee County, drilled 1952. Surface altitude, 924 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene, Wisconsinan and Recent
Alluvium
Silt, dark gray; topsoil 2 2
Sand, very fine, quartz, rounded 13 15
Sand, coarse, quartz; contains rounded grains of feldspar and granite 20 35
Sand, fine, and medium gravel, granite 6 41
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian, Wabaunsee
Shale, clayey, blue gray 29 70

10-14-32bb. Sample log of test hole in the NW NW sec. 32, T. 10 S., R. 14 E., Shawnee County, drilled 1952. Surface altitude, 1,032 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene, Kansan
Kansas Till
Clay, sandy, red brown 7 7
Sand, clayey, yellow 12 19
Gravel, yellow; contains fragments of chert, quartzite, dark igneous rock; interbedded with clay 7 26
Clay and gravel, sandy, gray yellow 18 44
Sand, fine to medium, predominantly quartz 3 47
Clay, slightly sandy, yellow 20 67
Sand, very fine to fine, predominantly quartz 4.5 71.5
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian, Wabaunsee
Shale, clayey, blue gray 8.5 80

10-14-32cc. Sample log of test hole in the SW SW sec. 32, T. 10 S., R. 14 E., Shawnee County, drilled 1952. Surface altitude, 1,035 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene, Kansan
Kansas Till
Clay, sandy, reddish brown 6 6
Sand, clayey; contains granules of quartzite 10 16
Sand, fine to medium, clayey, yellow 3 19
Clay, gray yellow; contains some sand lenses 5 24
Clay, sandy, blue gray; contains granules of limestone, quartzite, and dark igneous rock 34 58
Sand, medium to coarse, clayey; contains some fine gravel composed chiefly of quartz and some limestone granules 26 84
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian, Wabaunsee
Limestone, dense, gray .5 84.5

11-12-12ad. Sample log of test hole in the SE NE sec. 12, T. 11 S., R. 12 E., Wabaunsee County, drilled 1952. Surface altitude, 965 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene, Illinoian
Buck Creek Terrace deposits
Clay, silty, noncalcareous, dark gray 2 2
Clay, silty, slightly calcareous, sandy in lower part 3 5
Clay; contains sandy lenses, sand composed mostly of fine to medium slightly calcareous quartz grains 24 29
Clay, calcareous, gray; contains some fine quartz sand 8 37
Sand, fine, clayey, mostly quartz, gray 6 43
Sand, coarse, and fine gravel; contains subrounded to rounded grains of quartz, granite, and quartzite 10 53
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian, Wabaunsee
Shale, silty, calcareous, weathered, yellow 2 55
Limestone, shaly, light brown 2 57

11-12-24da. Sample log of test hole in the NE SE sec. 24, T. 11 S., R. 12 E., Wabaunsee County, drilled 1952. Surface altitude, 947 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene, Wisconsinan
Newman Terrace deposits
Clay, silty, leached, dark gray 3 3
Clay, silty, slightly calcareous, blocky, mottled gray brown 7 10
Clay, silty, calcareous, granular to nodular, yellow to gray 5 15
Silt, clayey, calcareous, light tan 21 36
Silt, clayey, dark gray 6 42
Gravel, fine to medium; contains subangular fragments of limestone, chert, and quartz, and some igneous rock fragments 7 49
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian, Wabaunsee
Shale, clayey, blue gray 6 55

11-13-18bc. Sample log of test hole in the SW NW sec. 18, T. 11 S., R. 13 E., Wabaunsee County, drilled 1952. Surface altitude, 967 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene, Illinoian
Buck Creek Terrace deposits
Silt, clayey, and sand, dark gray; road fill 2 2
Clay, silty, very limonite-stained, gray brown 2 4
Silt and clay, gray 2 6
Clay, silty, granular, red brown 7 13
Silt, clayey, sandy, gray to red brown; contains quartz and limestone pebbles 10 23
Clay and fine to medium sand, red and gray; contains gravel lenses 12 35
Gravel; contains rounded fragments of chert and igneous and metamorphic rock 4 39
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian, Wabaunsee
Shale, silty and clayey, blue gray 2 41
Limestone, hard, light gray 0.5 41.5

11-13-30bc. Sample log of test hole in the SW NW sec. 30, T. 11 S., R. 13 E., Wabaunsee County, drilled 1952. Surface altitude, 930 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene, Wisconsinan and Recent
Alluvium
Silt and clay, dark gray; topsoil 2 2
Clay, silty, calcareous, gray 6 8
Silt and clay, calcareous, gray; contains gastropod fragments 17 25
Sand, fine, and coarse gravel composed of fragments of quartz, limestone, and chert; contains pelecypod and gastropod fragments 13 38
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian, Wabaunsee
Limestone, dense, hard, gray brown 0.5 38.5

11-14-5bc. Sample log of test hole in the SW NW sec. 5, T. 11 S., R. 14 E., Shawnee County, drilled 1952. Surface altitude, 1,000 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene, Kansan
Kansas Till
Clay, sandy; topsoil 2 2
Clay, red; contains a few granules of limestone 1.5 3.5
Clay, granular, yellow; contains some fragments of basic igneous rock 16.5 20
Sand, fine to medium, quartz; contains some angular fragments of limestone and a few fragments of igneous and metamorphic rock 40 60
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian, Wabaunsee
Shale, clayey, gray to black 5 65

11-14-5cc. Sample log of test hole in the SW SW sec. 5, T. 11 S., R. 14 E., Shawnee County, drilled 1952. Surface altitude, 918 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene, Wisconsinan
Newman Terrace deposits
Soil and road fill 3 3
Clay, very weathered, black 3 6
Clay, silty, unweathered, gray to yellow 10 16
Clay, sandy, yellow 3 19
Sand, very fine, silty, gray 7 26
Sand, coarse, and fine granite gravel 23 49
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian, Wabaunsee
Shale, clayey, light blue 5 54

11-14-7dd. Sample log of test hole in the SE SE sec. 7, T. 11 S., R. 14 E., Shawnee County, drilled 1952. Surface altitude, 906 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene, Wisconsinan and Recent
Alluvium
Silt, very fine, sandy, tan 6 6
Sand, fine, silty, tan 8 14
Sand, coarse, and fine granite gravel 51 65
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian, Wabaunsee
Shale, sandy, blue gray 5 70
Shale, limy, hard, blue gray 2 72
Shale, sandy, blue gray 26 98

11-14-8bc. Sample log of test hole in the SW NW sec. 8, T. 11 S., R, 14 E., Shawnee County, drilled 1952. Surface altitude, 917 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene, Wisconsinan
Newman Terrace deposits
Silt, clay, and gravel, mixed; road fill 2 2
Clay, sandy, very weathered 2 4
Clay, sandy, unweathered, gray 6 10
Clay, blocky, yellow 3 13
Sand, medium to coarse, arkosic 7 20
Sand, fine to medium, arkosic 5 25
Sand, coarse, and fine granite gravel; contains clay lenses 49.5 74.5
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian, Wabaunsee
Shale, silty, blue gray 5.5 80

11-14-18dd. Sample log of test hole in the SE SE sec. 18, T. 11 S., R. 14 E., Shawnee County, drilled 1952. Surface altitude, 908 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene, Wisconsinan and Recent
Alluvium
Silt, slightly calcareous, black 6 6
Sand, medium; contains some coarse fragments of quartz and feldspar 7 13
Sand, fine to coarse; contains shell fragments 10 23
Sand, coarse; contains some granite gravel 7 30
Gravel, fine to medium; contains lenses of blue clay 10 40
Gravel, fine to coarse, arkosic; contains boulder at 63 feet 34 74
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian, Wabaunsee
Shale, non calcareous, light gray 6 80

11-14-20bc. Sample log of test hole in the SW NW sec. 20, T. 11 S., R. 14 E., Shawnee County, drilled 1952. Surface altitude, 910 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene, Wisconsinan and Recent
Alluvium
Clay, silty in lower part 8 8
Clay, silty, gray yellow; contains a few limestone fragments 2 10
Sand, very fine, quartz; contains a few subrounded granules of feldspar and granite 8.5 18.5
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian, Wabaunsee
Limestone, gray; three layers separated by shale 1.5 20
Shale, silty, gray 10 30

11-14-30ab. Sample log of test hole in the NW NE sec. 30, T. 11 S., R. 14 E., Shawnee County, drilled 1952. Surface altitude, 1,072 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene, Kansan
Kansas Till
Clay, calcareous, gray 4 4
Clay and very fine sand, pink 2 6
Clay, noncalcareous, pale yellow 2 8
Clay, silty, and fine quartz sand, tan 4 12
Clay, grading downward into very fine quartz and feldspar sand, brown 4 16
Sand, clayey, yellow gray 10 26
Clay, sandy, yellow 3 29
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian, Wabaunsee
Limestone 2.5 31.5

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